How common is not attending your own graduation?

Graduations are extremely boring, I didnt go to mine, and i cant say that i have ever regretted it.

I went to mine, my husband’s undergrad and graduate degree ceremonies, my sister’s, my brother’s and my daughter’s. My son skipped his, mercifully. They were almost all an endurance contest.

I enjoyed my daugher’s the most, because I was the parent and kvelling with pride. The others, meh.

It’s actually quite common, especially if you graduate at a time other than May/June. i graduated in August, I had no reason to go to my ceremony in June. I went skateboarding on campus instead.

It’s always seemed to me to be more for the family.

My husband did not attend his college graduation and does not regret it. He had friends, graduated summa, etc., but felt no need to sit in the baking heat to listen to people ramble on.

In your case, because you have mentioned living on a very tight budget, the $800 alone would make the decision for me. My suggestion: you and your husband go out for a great dinner once you’ve found a job from your hard earned education. You can celebrate both accomplishments at once.

PS: Congratulations on graduating!

No way would I spend $800 to set with a bunch of other people for an hour or more. That would buy a lot of nice dinners while you and hubby are getting establised or something nice for kids if you ever go that route.

I did not attend my graduation ceremony (mostly because I had an alcoholic step-father & I could count on him being angry). I survived missing my graduation & I got on with my life.

Quite common; perfectly fine to decide not to go.

Your parents are the only reason for attending, assuming they’ve helped pay for it. If they are okay with skipping it, so are you.

$800? That sounds crazy to me. I think a lot of people don’t go. I went to mine, it was awesome. We had a fantastic guest speaker and we did the wave a few times. It was held in the brand new basketball stadium. They did not have us walk one by one, thanks goodness, takes too long.

I hadn’t planned to go to mine, because I knew I would be out of the province at the time. Most people told me not to bother. A couple of weeks before, I suddenly realized that I wanted to go. It cost a few hundred dollars, but I don’t feel that it was a waste of money. There was a sense of completion about going, and it gave me a chance to see certain classmates and professors for what was probably the last time.

@Sunny2 Nope. They haven’t paid my way. I haven’t lived with them for 3 years, in fact.

^^Then go if YOU wish. If you want to celebrate with your friends, so you’ll have something to remember specially, that’s a possibility too. Congratulations on your graduation. You should feel proud of yourself. I’m proud of your accomplishment.

I didn’t go to my high school graduation. I didn’t feel like I missed anything, although, a lot of my peers told me later on that they were under the assumption that I didn’t graduate. Odd, since I was always an honor roll student and involved in a lot of activities, but aside from that it was not a big deal for me.

Question is, how common is it to not attend one’s funeral?

I didn’t attend any of mine. In some ways I wouldn’t mind graduating with my PhD but I decided to hold off until my daughter, who was studying, completed her degree. I’m still waiting and it sort of doesn’t seem worth the effort. I sort of fancied looking like something out of Harry Potter.

I think quite a few people choose not to ‘graduate’.

Didn’t attend mine. I had fallin out with some peeps, got tired of being in that school and felt no need to invest more of my time in it. Wasn’t the best student either. No show for me :)